Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized for her acting ability and for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty and distinctive violet eyes. National Velvet (1944) was Taylor's first success, and she starred in Father of the Bride (1950), A Place in the Sun (1951), Giant (1956), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for BUtterfield 8 (1960), played the title role in Cleopatra (1963), and married her co-star Richard Burton. They appeared together in 11 films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for which Taylor won a second Academy Award. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film, and made occasional appearances in television and theatre. Her much publicized personal life included eight marriages and several life-threatening illnesses. From the mid-1980s, Taylor championed HIV and AIDS programs; she co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985, and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1993. She received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Legion of Honour, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, who named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Screen Legends". Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(Maggie)
The Flintstones
(Pearl Slaghoople)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(Martha)
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
(Self (archive footage))
Lassie Come Home
(Priscilla)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
(Self (archive footage))
Giant
(Leslie Lynnton Benedict)
Reflections in a Golden Eye
(Leonora Penderton)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
(Self - Introduction Speaker)
Father of the Bride
(Kay Banks)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
(Herself)
Victory at Entebbe
(Edra Vilnofsky)
Father's Little Dividend
(Kay Dunstan)
The Mirror Crack'd
(Marina Rudd)
Cleopatra
(Cleopatra)
BUtterfield 8
(Gloria Wandrous)
Return to 'Giant'
(Self (archive footage))
The Taming of the Shrew
(Katharina)
A Place in the Sun
(Angela Vickers)
Ivanhoe
(Rebecca)
Night Watch
(Ellen Wheeler)
Life with Father
(Mary Skinner)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
(Self)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
(Self)
Suddenly, Last Summer
(Catherine Holly)
Beau Brummell
(Lady Patricia)
Elephant Walk
(Ruth Wiley)
Love Is Better Than Ever
(Anastacia (Stacie) Macaboy)
Little Women
(Amy)
The V.I.P.s
(Frances Andros)
Under Milk Wood
(Rosie Probert)
Courage of Lassie
(Kathie Eleanor Merrick)
Children of 'Giant'
(Self (archive footage))
Raintree County
(Susanna Drake Shawnessy)
National Velvet
(Velvet Brown)
Secret Ceremony
(Leonora)
Julia Misbehaves
(Susan Packett)
The Girl Who Had Everything
(Jean Latimer)
Sweet Bird of Youth
(Alexandra Del Lago)
Conspirator
(Melinda Greyton)
The Only Game in Town
(Fran Walker)
The Last Time I Saw Paris
(Helen Ellswirth)
Chavela
(Self (archive footage))
Identikit
(Lise)
Smash His Camera
(Self (archive footage))
Boom!
(Flora 'Sissy' Goforth)
Hammersmith Is Out
(Jimmie Jean Jackson)
A Little Night Music
(Desiree Armfeldt)
The Comedians
(Martha Pineda)
Paul Newman: The Restless
(Self (archive footage))
These Old Broads
(Beryl Mason)
A Date with Judy
(Carol Pringle)
Doctor Faustus
(Helen of Troy)
The Sandpiper
(Laura Reynolds)
The Blue Bird
(Queen of Light / Mother / Witch / Maternal Love)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(Self (archive footage))
Rhapsody
(Louise Durant)
Zee and Co.
(Zee Blakeley)
Searching for Debra Winger
(Self (uncredited))
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
(Self (archive footage))
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(Self (archive footage))
Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
(Self (archive footage))
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
(Self (archive footage))
There Must Be a Pony
(Marguerite Sydney)
Cynthia
(Cynthia Bishop)
Poker Alice
(Alice Moffit)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Between Friends
(Deborah Shapiro)
Malice in Wonderland
(Louella Parsons)
The Big Hangover
(Mary Belney)
Young Toscanini
(Nadina Bulichoff)
There's One Born Every Minute
(Gloria Twine)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(Self (archive footage))
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
(Self)
Super Duper Bloopers
(Herself)
Notre Dame de la Croisette
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Elizabeth Taylor in London
(Herself)
A Death in Canaan
(Self (voice) (uncredited))
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give
(Self (archive footage))
Ash Wednesday
(Barbara Sawyer)
Rat Pack
(Self (archive footage))
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
((archive footage))
Quo Vadis
(Christian Prisoner in Arena (uncredited))
The Jackson Family Honors
(Self)
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
(Self)
Winter Kills
(Lola Comante (uncredited))
That's Entertainment!
(Self - Host / Narrator)
Callaway Went Thataway
(Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited))
Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
(Self (archive footage))
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
(Self)
Jane Eyre
(Helen Burns)
Becket
(Blonde Village Woman (uncredited))
Anne of the Thousand Days
(Masked Courtesan (uncredited))
Return Engagement
(Dr. Emily Loomis)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
(Self (archive footage))
That's Entertainment! III
((archive footage))
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
(Self)
The White Cliffs of Dover
(Betsy Kenney at Age 10 (uncredited))
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
(Self)
The Big Sur
(Self)
The Comedians in Africa
(Self (uncredited))
On the Trail of the Iguana
(Self)
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
(Self)
Operation Raintree
(Self)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(Self)
A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'
(Self)
Judy Garland: By Myself
(Self (archive footage))
That's Entertainment, Part II
((archive footage))
Twenty Years After
((archive footage))
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
(Self)
Scent of Mystery
(Woman of Mystery)
Sword-and-Sandal
(Self (archive footage))
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
(Self (archive footage))
The Love Goddesses
((archive footage))
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(Self (archive footage))
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Around the World of Mike Todd
(Self)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
(Self)
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
(Self)
On Location: Where Eagles Dare
(Self (uncredited))
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
(Self)
A Letter to True
(Self (archive footage))
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
(Self (Archive Footage))
Genocide
(Narrator (voice))
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
(Self (archive footage))
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
(Self (archive footage))
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
(Self (archive footage))
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
(Elizabeth Taylor)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
(Self (archive footage))
The Battle of Amfar
(self)
The Simpsons
(Maggie Simpson (voice))
Here's Lucy
(Elizabeth Taylor)
E! True Hollywood Story
Hotel
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Guest)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Dr. Emily Loomis)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Kennedy Center Honors
(Self)
Tony Awards
(Self - Nominee / Presenter)
The Simpsons
(Elizabeth Taylor (voice))
Superstar
(Self (archive footage))
North and South
(Madam Conti)
Murphy Brown
(Elizabeth Taylor)
A Life in Ten Pictures
(Self (archive footage))
Intimate Portrait
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self (archive footage))
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Nanny
(Herself)
Bambi Awards
(Self)
Star Life
(Self (archive footage))
God, the Devil and Bob
(Sarah (voice))
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
(Jane Reynolds)
High Society
(Elizabeth Taylor (voice))
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
(Mrs. Andrews)
Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar